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Six districts in Punjab have no active coronavirus cases

7:09 pm April 25, 2020

Chandigarh: Six of Punjab’s 22 districts have no active coronavirus cases as on Saturday, according to a government data. The districts are: SBS Nagar, Moga, Rupnagar, Fatehgarh Sahib, Barnala and Gurdaspur. The government data shows that the districts had a total of 31 patients, of whom 27 recovered while four died. SBS Nagar was a […]

Severe cold cold conditions in parts of west UP

Punjab, Haryana record below normal minimum temperatures

8:02 pm December 6, 2019

Chandigarh: Parts of Haryana and Punjab recorded below normal minimum temperatures on Friday with Hisar registering the coldest at 4 degrees Celsius. Hisar’s minimum temperature was five degrees below normal. Narnaul reeled at a low of 5.5 degrees Celsius while Ambala’s minimum temperature settled at 8.6 degrees Celsius. Karnal recorded a minimum temperature of 7.8 […]

Govt will emphasize on public participation to reduce air pollution in Delhi: Gopal Rai

Air quality ‘very poor’ in Punjab, Haryana

6:50 pm November 16, 2019

Chandigarh: The pollution level continued to remain a cause of concern in Haryana and Punjab on Saturday, with several districts reporting air quality indices in the ‘very poor’ and ‘poor’ categories. Gurgaon and Faridabad in Haryana were the worst-affected cities, reporting air quality index (AQI) at 372 and 369 respectively, according to the Central Pollution […]

Punjab to take World Bank help for canalising of rivers

6:03 pm August 22, 2019

Chandigarh: The Punjab government will take the technical support of the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank to canalise all rivers in the state. Chief Minister Amarinder Singh announced this after taking stock of flood-hit area in Sultanpur Lodhi, a press release said. After an aerial survey to assess the damage caused by flooding […]

Rakhis made by schoolchildren to be sent to soldiers

8:17 pm August 8, 2019

Ludhiana: Rakhis and greeting cards made by schoolchildren will be sent to the security personnel deployed at the border and remote areas by the Punjab Income Tax Department. The department’s Additional Commissioner Manav Bansal said under the programme, ‘Ek Rishta School Se Sarhad Tak’, rakhis would be sent to soldiers for protecting the country. These […]